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	History of Central America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Central America is composed of six independent nations: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua.
		On 1 July 1823, the congress of Central America declared absolute independence from Spain, Mexico, and any other foreign nation, and a Republican system of government was established.
		Central American liberals had high hopes for the federal republic, which they believed would evolve into a modern, democratic nation, enriched by trade crossing through it between the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Central_America (1027 words)

	Central America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Central America is a central region of the Americas.
		Physiographically, Central America is a narrow isthmus of southern North America extending from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico southeastward to the Isthmus of Panama where it connects to the Colombian Pacific Lowlands in northwestern South America.
		There was a nation of Central America in the early 19th century, consisting of the present day nations of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica (and a portion of the modern Mexican state of Chiapas).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Central_America (393 words)

	CENTRAL AMERICA - LoveToKnow Article on CENTRAL AMERICA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Central America is bounded towards the N. by the Caribbean Sea, and towards the S. by the Pacific Ocean, and extends between 7 12 and 18 3 N. and between 77 12 and 92 17 W. It has an area of about 208,500 sq.
		Physical Features.The Cordilleras, or mountain chains of Central America do not form a complete link between the western ranges in the north and south of the continent, for their continuity is interrupted by various depressions, of which the chief is the lacustrine basin of Nicaragua.
		That the subsequent history of the Central American republics has been largely a record of civil war, maladministration and financial dishonesty, is perhaps due in part to racial inferiority.
	73.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CE/CENTRAL_AMERICA.htm (6859 words)

	AllRefer.com - Guatemala, country, Central America : History, Guatemala (Guatemalan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Central America became independent from Spain in 1821.
		Guatemalan interference in the affairs of other Central American republics during the 19th and early 20th cent., under the conservative dictatorships of Rafael Carrera and Manuel Estrada Cabrera and under the liberal, Justo Ruffino Barrios, caused intense hostility and finally led to the Washington Conference of 1907, which established the Central American Court of Justice.
		Jorge Ubico became president in 1931, and his tenure was marked by repressive rule and an improvement in the nation's finances.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Guatemal-history.html (890 words)

	History of Central America at opensource encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most of modern Central America was part of the Mesoamerican cultural area in Pre-Columbian times.
		From the 16th century to the early 19th century Central America was part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Spain, administered by the Captain General's administration in Antigua Guatemala and later Guatemala City.
		However this initial independence was short lived, for on 5 January, 1822 Central America was anexed by the Mexican Empire under Agustín de Iturbide.
	www.wiki.tatet.com /Central_American_Federation.html (628 words)

	Central America
		Central America is one of the most active volcanic zones in the western hemisphere.
		The minerals of Central America were an early lure for European settlers, especially the gold and silver found in Honduras and the highlands of Nicaragua.
		The population of Central America is concentrated in districts of dense settlement, separated by areas of sparse habitation.
	autocww.colorado.edu /~blackmon/E64ContentFiles/GeographicalRegions/CentralAmerica.htm (3674 words)

	History (from Central America) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		The beginning of the 16th century was as crucial in the history of the Muslim East as in that of the Western Hemisphere.
		Although the rainforests of Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras are dotted with the stone ruins of Maya cities, the ancient history of Central America is shrouded in mystery.
		History is a science—a branch of knowledge that uses specific methods and tools to achieve its goals.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-198410 (702 words)

	Celebrate Hispanic Heritage! Hispanic History in the Americas
		Most of western Central America is inhabited by Maya and Nahua Indians.
		Central America, under the name of the United Provinces of Central America, declares its independence from the new nation of Mexico.
		The United Provinces of Central America breaks apart due to political turmoil and insecurity.
	teacher.scholastic.com /activities/hispanic/camerhistory.htm (466 words)

	Central America After Hurricane Mitch - Central America
		Hurricane Mitch hit Central America at a critical moment in its history, during a period of hope, but at a time of difficult transitions.
		Central America is committed to respond to the effects of Hurricane Mitch in ways that would attend to the needs of millions of Central Americans affected by this disaster, which, at the same time, would strengthen the longer term process of economic development and democratization.
		It is evident that the objective of Central America is not that of rebuilding the same type of society and productive structure so vulnerable to natural phenomena as the present one.
	www.iadb.org /regions/re2/consultative_group/backgrounder1.htm (2604 words)

	Central America. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The mountains of N Central America are an extension of the mountain system of W North America and are related to the islands of the West Indies.
		The middle portion of Central America is an active zone of volcanoes and earthquakes; it contains the Nicaragua Depression, which includes the huge lakes Nicaragua and Managua.
		The ranges of S Central America are outliers of the Andes Mts.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ce/CentrAm.html (296 words)

	America's Wars - A Complete History
		It was Americas bloodiest war as brother fought brother.
		America became a world power with its victory over the Spanish in this war.
		The last war America took part in the 20th century took place when Kuwait was invaded by Iraq.
	www.multied.com /wars.html (324 words)

	Education World® - History : By Region : Central America : General Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)*
		Central America Brief History Latin American Alliance provides a map of Central American, and describes its natural environment, cultures, economy, and history.
		Central American History Links Search an index of links related to Central American history and culture, some of which are in Spanish.
		Central and South America to 1810 Central and South America chrolonology of history.
	db.education-world.com /perl/browse?cat_id=252 (357 words)

	History of Central America
		The population of the isthmus on the eve of the Spanish conquest may have been as large as 6 million, a figure not again achieved until the 20th century.
		The subsequent conquest of Central America became a bloody struggle among Spaniards representing interests in Panama, Hispaniola, and Mexico.
		The British settlement at Belize had grown from a buccaneering and logging camp in the 17th century to become the principal port of Central America's foreign trade.
	www.emayzine.com /lectures/HISTOR~8.htm (1189 words)

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		CENTRAL AMERICA: REGIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY (ENGLISH), 1990-1999 This file was originally compiled in 1995-96, and was composed of bibliographic records for the period 1990-94.
		To confront this dangerous trend, America must document it, recording the key role it played in events that include the overthrow of the elected government of Guatemala, the formation of the death-dealing Battalion 316 in Honduras, the sponsorship of butchery in El Salvador, and the destruction of Nicaragua through the manufacture of a civil war.
		Jerez, who was a proponent of liberation theology, was the provincial superior of the Jesuits in Central America between 1976 and 1982 and later was the rector of the Jesuit university in Managua, Nicaragua.
	lal.tulane.edu /~latinlib/RESTRICTED/CABIB/cabib_.txt (9628 words)

	The History of Central America — www.greenwood.com
		University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee: Professor Thomas Pearcy's excellent history of Central America is unusual in its consideration of places that previous historians of Central America have often overlooked, including Belize and Panama.
		Department of the Interior: Tom Pearcy has written a highly readable and geographically complete introduction to the history of Central America, with an emphasis on social, political and economic developments in the region from the colonial period to the present.
		Description: Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world, with sweeping panoramic vistas of tropical vegetation, towering mountains, and striking ethnic and racial diversity.
	www.greenwood.com /catalog/GR2293.aspx (568 words)

	Class Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		History 393: History of Central America and the Caribbean.
		It is an introductory survey to some of the major themes and problems in the history of Latin America from the early 1800s (that is, independence) to the present.
		This course is designed to introduce students to the history of that beautiful, volatile, and rapidly changing area of the world known as Central America and the Caribbean.
	www.humboldt.edu /~se5/Syllabi/syllabilinks.htm (504 words)

	Amazon.com: A Brief History of Central America: Books: Hector Perez Brignoli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Resource-poor Central America, except for its proximity to the Panama Canal, had been ignored by most of the world until the 1979 Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua.
		He deals with the fundamental themes and problems of the area: the characteristics of the colonial heritage, independence and the crisis of the Federal Republic, the formation of nation-states during the nineteenth century, and the development of export agriculture based on coffee and bananas.
		The Penguin History of Latin America (Penguin History) by Edwin Williamson
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520068327?v=glance (1138 words)

	Amazon.com: Central America : A Nation Divided (Latin American Histories): Books: Ralph Lee Woodward (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Now completely updated, the third edition of Central America: A Nation Divided encompasses the significant new research and tumultuous events that have taken place since the last edition was published.
		Ever since the sixteenth century, Central America has been described by residents and travelers alike as a region of abundant fertility, a potential paradise with a delicious climate, a land where man might easily satisfy his needs and still produce ample surpluses for export.
		The book may be helpful for the fist year history student, but for the 'layman' who has a general interest in the region and its history, this book isn't worth buying.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195083768?v=glance (1325 words)

	HLAS 50 History Central America
		THE ONGOING CRISES in Central America continue to affect both the quantity and quality of research and publication on the Isthmus.
		Fernando González Davison's survey of Guatemalan history (item bi 89005575) and Héctor Pérez Brignoli's overview of Central American history (item bi 89005588) are worthy of note, as are the perceptive Costa Rican anthologies on institutional history edited by Paulino González Villalobos (item bi 89005577) and Vladimir de la Cruz (item bi 89005573).
		Socioeconomic history far outweighed traditional political history both in quantity and quality; McCreery's astute article on prostitution (item bi 89006028) was a significant contribution to the social history of Guatemala.
	lcweb2.loc.gov /hlas/hum50hist-webre.html (330 words)

	Central America adventure travel and cruises.
		Central America travel: Belize is one of the most ecologically diverse and environmentally protected countries in the world.
		Famous for its barrier reef, Belize might be the only spot on the globe where you can snorkel over coral, birdwatch in a cloud forest, and then take a jungle trek to archaeological wonders, all in the brief time of a week-long getaway.
		Cruise to Central America and explore Mayan ruins cloaked in rainforests that teem with howler monkeys, rufous-tailed jacamars, blue-crowned motmots, and more jaguars than anywhere else in Central America.
	www.expeditiontrips.com /central-america-travel.asp (2249 words)

	Latin American History Period 3: Post-Colonial to Modern (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the Caribbean
		This is an article that depicts some of the history as to how Cubans relate to American policies from 1898 to 1902.
		This first site on the Internet dedicated to the History and ongoing struggle of the Zapatista Women is a work in process.
	www.coe.ohio-state.edu /mmerryfield/global_resources/modules/LAHPostColo.htm (1963 words)

	HLAS 52 History Central America
		MOST OF THE RESEARCH ON CENTRAL AMERICA continues to be focused on individual states, although two new histories of the entire region by Rodolfo Pastor (item bi 91012851) and James Dunkerley (item bi 91022486) are notable, as are Robert Naylor's two works on the British in Central America (items bi 91012864 and bi 91012873).
		The approaching Quincentennial of Columbus' first voyage has not yet drawn as much attention to the colonial period in Central America as it seems to have done elsewhere in the Americas, although there are some notable exceptions, such as Antonio Gutiérrez Escudero's popular biography of Pedro de Alvarado (item bi 90005197).
		Several notable contributions to Guatemalan history are the work of North American scholars, among them Michael F. Fry (item bi 89000239), Virginia Garrard Burnett (items bi 90002583 and bi 89006203), Jim Handy (items bi 88000158, bi 89004164, bi 89002547, and bi 90002582), and Paul Dosal (item bi 89000922).
	lcweb2.loc.gov /hlas/hum52hist-webre.html (759 words)

	History > Latin America > Central America
		Central America is an extraordinarily beautiful part of the world with sweeping panoramic vistas of tropical vegetation, towering mountains, and striking ethnic and racial diversity.
		This is the first sweeping account of Havana and its cultural history in English.
		It was Cunninghame Graham's passionate attachment to justice that drew him to tell the story behind the iniquitous destruction of the Jesuit missions in South America.
	www.libreriauniversitaria.it /c_shopwindow.php?shelf=BUS&exp=HIS007 (483 words)

	Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Library Booklist: Central America
		Definitive review of the developing role of the church in Central America, both the grass-roots "polular" church and the process of the Church hierarchy.
		In an area where the past is quickly politicized, this is one of the best detailed background studies of the social change movements of Central America from the 60's through 1980.
		Useful biography of the man who is one of Latin America's key inspiriational figures, considered by many to be a saint, assassinated in 1980 because of his strong advocacy of human rights and justice for the poor.
	www.pym.org /library/lists/centamer.htm (910 words)

	Tomfolio.com: History: Mexico and Central America, Central American History
		History of Central America, Vol I, II II and III (Volumes VI, VII and VIII of the Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft).
		Gage was a Dominican friar in Mexico and Central America-- Chiapas and Guatemala-- from 1625 to 1637.
		Perez-Brigoli, Hector A Brief History of Central America Publisher: University of California Berkeley 1989.
	www.tomfolio.com /bookssub.asp?subid=205 (1395 words)

	Amazon.ca: Inevitable Revolutions: The United States in Central America: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The U.S. domination of Central America from the time of the Monroe Doctrine (which was a reservation for Empire-building in 1823) until the present is the preoccuppying theme of this great book.
		The author does and excellent job of analyzing American foreign policy towards the region of central america as a whole, and then breaking it down and reviewing US involvement in each of the countries.
		Listen, we supported some bad people in Latin America at times, the US certainly made mistakes...but if you are writing a "history" book be fair and objective and not so obviously political.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0393034348 (824 words)

	History of the Caribbean and Central America (History 63)
		History of the Caribbean and Central America (History 63)
		The nearly 5,300 articles in this five-volume set attempt to cover the history and culture of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, South America, and the Spanish Borderlands that are now part of the United States "as widely as possible to reflect the way Latin Americans of all classes understand their world."
		Includes inks to countries and regions as sub-sets of the WWW Virtual Library - History: Central Catalogue.
	www.union.edu /PUBLIC/LIBRARY/research/guides/his/63.htm (1466 words)

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